Research and Development Administrator | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health organization is seeking a part-time administrator to join its expanding R&D team in Peterborough. The role involves providing administrative support, managing diaries, coordinating meetings, and ensuring effective communication with research participants. Ideal candidates will possess excellent organisational skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and experience in a similar administrative environment. Join a dedicated team committed to enhancing health and wellbeing in the community through high-quality research.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational skills with flexibility and multi-skilled capacity.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience in diary management and administrative support.
• Ability to handle enquiries professionally.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the R&D department.
• Maintain diaries and arrange meetings, taking minutes.
• Support research delivery staff during visits.
• Process incoming correspondence and telephone calls.

Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Diary management

Meeting coordination

Good communication skills

Job description

Overview

This post is a part-time 22.5 hours per week fixed term/secondment opportunity for 12 months with R&D. This is an exciting secondment opportunity for a skilled administrator to join the expanding research and development (R&D) team in Peterborough.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the R&D department, primarily based at the Cavell Centre (Peterborough). This will include being the first point of contact for the R&D team and will involve duties such as meeting and greeting research study participants and visitors, receiving initial enquiries and directing telephone calls.
• Maintain diaries and arranging meetings, taking formal minutes and keeping appropriate records on up-to-date templates.
• Provide copy/audio typing, word processing, photocopying, desktop publishing, arranging meetings, and supporting research delivery staff during visits by greeting participants and ensuring refreshments are provided.
• Support administrative unit needs, i.e., printing labels, preparing necessary general documentation.
• Receive and process incoming correspondence and telephone calls ensuring these are dealt with appropriately either by providing a suitable response or by redirecting to a member of the team.
• Deal with outgoing mail in a timely manner.
• Maintain adequate stationery stocks and ensure all office equipment meets the needs of the user.
• Manage an appointments diary for meetings and make appropriate arrangements as necessary, e.g. booking rooms, organising refreshments, travel arrangements, accommodation etc.
• Assist team members with the organisation of travel arrangements for participants.
• Assist with the preparation and submission of research study participant’s expense claim forms.
• Book transport for research participants.

About CPFT R&D and Environment

CPFT R&D serves multiple functions within the Trust, all of which serve to increase the relevance of the research undertaken. We encourage a research culture within the Trust, promoting collaborative arrangements with both internal and external researchers, whilst maintaining a national research profile. The department continuously reviews systems and processes to ensure research meets the requirements of the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research and the regulatory frameworks governing both clinical and academic research. We strive to deliver high quality research whilst offering patients the opportunity to participate in research. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

Requirements

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to be flexible and multi-skilled.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience with diary management, meeting coordination, minutes, and general administrative support.
• Good communication skills and ability to greet participants and handle enquiries professionally.

Equality, Sponsorship and Notices

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities. Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Additional information

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Dec 2025